Hi MissSac17,

My experience is similar to yours. I did my first round for 5 months and it cleared me beautifully, however within 3 months of being off it I began to get oily and breakout again. I panicked and call my derm and asked to be put on a second course. I did this second course for almost 8 months. I did a lot of research into other alternatives whilst on my second round because I knew if I started breaking out again afterwards I couldn't do a 3rd course straight away again so I actually started spironolactone @ 50mg per day as soon as I finished my second course and that has helped tokeep my skin nice and clear:) Spironolactone is basically a diuretic that keeps oil production down by blocking the effects of testosterone & it's great for acne that relapses after Accutane is stopped.

4 hours ago, Maisie89 said:

Hi MissSac17,

My experience is similar to yours. I did my first round for 5 months and it cleared me beautifully, however within 3 months of being off it I began to get oily and breakout again. I panicked and call my derm and asked to be put on a second course. I did this second course for almost 8 months. I did a lot of research into other alternatives whilst on my second round because I knew if I started breaking out again afterwards I couldn't do a 3rd course straight away again so I actually started spironolactone @ 50mg per day as soon as I finished my second course and that has helped tokeep my skin nice and clear:) Spironolactone is basically a diuretic that keeps oil production down by blocking the effects of testosterone & it's great for acne that relapses after Accutane is stopped.

Hey Maisie,

Thanks for your reply. I'm actually really happy to find someone in the same boat as me - can I ask what type of acne you had before starting Accutane? Also how did you find your side effects the second time Around? I was quite lucky side effect wise tbh, all I really had was dry peeling lips and a little bit of hair loss and dry eyes.

I was on 30mg the first month the 50mg the next 4 months but just feel it maybe wasn't enough you know? I've read that you need a cumulative dose for your weight and I believe I was off mines by like 1000mg or something.

38 minutes ago, MissSac17 said:

Hey Maisie,

Thanks for your reply. I'm actually really happy to find someone in the same boat as me - can I ask what type of acne you had before starting Accutane? Also how did you find your side effects the second time Around? I was quite lucky side effect wise tbh, all I really had was dry peeling lips and a little bit of hair loss and dry eyes.

I was on 30mg the first month the 50mg the next 4 months but just feel it maybe wasn't enough you know? I've read that you need a cumulative dose for your weight and I believe I was off mines by like 1000mg or something.

I had really oily skin with lots of white heads/regular little pimples and the odd cyst. I'm pretty much the same as you regarding side effects, worst side effects I've ever had were dry lips and eyes and maybe slight muscle pain. You could go on your second course for a month longer and if that doesn't do the trick definitely look into spironolactone (there are lots of reviews on here about it)Unlike Accutane you can stay on it indefinitely and it's not as severe as Accutane, do look into it though as if I had known about it I probably wouldn't have done such a long second course or even done a second course at all. You couldeven give it a try before you go on Accutane again.